An important development recently happened in Germany as mobile operators switched off the Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), which meant that users would in future be limited to sending pictures, short videos and audio files to other mobile phone users via internet-based messaging platforms (RCS, WhatsApp, iMessage etc.). Dario Betti, CEO of the Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF), told ISPreview: “UK mobile operators including Vodafone UK, O2 UK, EE and Three continue to support MMS, meaning that it is still available for certain consumer and enterprise use cases.